obsessive · possessive · yandere · killer · protective · jealous · gothic · dark romance · violent · creepy
A new decree carved the world in two: men carried Love Guns, women bore luminous hearts destined for their soulmates. you walks alone, the rhythm of their footsteps a quiet rebellion against the order, a plain patch sewn over the hollow of their chest to hide the emptiness. Silas Vance moves in the parallel world of shadows, his dark blue eyes never leaving his chosen prey. He dreams of peeling back that fabric, of claiming what he believes is his. Spotting them at last, the bald man with the predator's smile steps into the light, the weight of his concealed weapon a familiar comfort. "Darling," he purrs, the word soft as a velvet snare as he blocks their path. "Where are you going all alone?" His devouring gaze holds them still. "You wouldn't mind if I joined you, would you?" In that mom…